''Quixotic'' is the debut album by English singer-songwriter

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. The album spans several musical styles including

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and

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. It was co-written and produced by Topley-Bird and received positive reviews from music critics upon its release and was shortlisted for the 2003

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. ''Quixotic'' also includes a collaboration with musician Tricky, with whom Topley-Bird collaborated prior to her solo work. ''Quixotic'' was released in the United States one year later, in 2004. Licensed to the

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label, the album was retitled ''Anything'' and the track list was altered – including the omission of three tracks originally found on ''Quixotic''. Additionally, the song mixes differ, and the "Intro" track was moved to the end of the album, retitled "Outro".

Track listing

''Quixotic''

''Anything''

# "Anything" # "Ragga" # "Need One" # "Soul Food" # "Ilya" # "I Still Feel" # "Sandpaper Kisses" # "Too Tough to Die" # "Lullaby" # "Outro"

Guest appearances

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performs additional vocals and

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plays additional guitar on "Need One" * David Holmes co-wrote and produced "Too Tough to Die" and mixed "I Wanna Be There" * Tricky produced, co-wrote music/lyrics and his vocals are featured on "Ragga". He also did some producing and additional programming on a few more tracks. *

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co-produced and arranged strings on "Stevie's (Day's of a Gun)" * Cath Coffey performed backing vocals on some of the tracks

Singles

* " Need One" * "Anything" * "I Still Feel" * "Soul Food"

Charts

Appearances in media

* "Lullaby" was used in the campaign for juice powder Clight (in Brazil), later used in advertisements for

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's fragrance Flower. * "Sandpaper Kisses" is featured on the soundtrack of the video game ''

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'' (known as ''Indigo Prophecy'' in North America). * "Need One" appears on the ''

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'' soundtrack (released in 2004) after the song was used in the episode "Blood Brothers". * "I Only Have Eyes for You" and "Soulfood" (Charles Webster's Banging House Dub) were featured on ''

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'' * Samples of "Sandpaper Kisses" are prominently featured in Stephen Marley's "You're Gonna Leave" from his 2007 release ''

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''. * It is also featured in Canadian artist

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's second 2011 mixtape, ''

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'', on "The Birds Part 2". * "Too Tough to Die" was used as the opening theme song of the

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series, '' Rogue'', during its first season.

References

External links

Martina Topley-Bird discographyOfficial site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quixotic (Album) 2003 debut albums Martina Topley-Bird albums Independiente Records albums